title: Gambling on change. Five big systems buy into a venture capital fund to try to reap profits from the transformation of healthcare.
abstract: Five healthcare systems have financed a venture-capital fund with hopes for a financial and operational return. Executives say the investment is a way to influence technological developments and evaluate products and software. James Bosscher, chief investment officer at Trinity Health, left, said Heritage fund investments will target health information technology.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000639:trends*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D018166:Health Care Reform; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States